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The missing 1-year-old girl who was the focus of an Amber Alert earlier Tuesday has been returned to her mother, the Rochester Police Department says.

"She is safe with her mom at this point," Rochester Police Capt. Mark Mura said at a press conference Tuesday evening.

New York State Police had issued an Amber Alert for Ta'niyah Williams who was last seen with her father, Terrence Williams, 27, in the 500-600 block area of Dewey Avenue in Rochester around midnight Monday.

Ta'niyah's mother contacted police around noon Tuesday to report her daughter missing, Mura said. The Amber Alert went out a few hours later.

"We were just using an abundance of caution to make sure the child returned home," Mura said. "There (are) other things involved, but at this point in the investigation I'd rather not comment on that. We wouldn't have issued an Amber Alert if we weren't concerned about her safety."

Mura said he would not comment on Terrence Williams' whereabouts or if any charges would result from the incident with his daughter. Mura also declined to comment on Williams' criminal history.

"I'm definitely not going to comment on his past record," Mura said. "To be quite honest with you, I'm not 100 percent sure what his record looks like."